53 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer warned he is ‘laying the groundwork for Farage’ after immigration speech

Labour MPs condemn Starmer’s speech as ‘shameful and dangerous’

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3 d. ago Tories warn Nigel Farage's plans for £140bn of 'giveaways' are 'not serious' and would bankrupt Britain as panic mounts over Reform poll surge

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has moved to turn a spotlight on Mr Farage's policies as he emerges as genuine contender for Downing Street.

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6 d. ago Lefty Labour MPs create new headache for Starmer by refusing to back benefit cuts despite warning party must break fiscal 'doom loop' to see off Farage

Fourteen MPs who entered the Commons just last year are among the signatories of a letter demanding he and Chancellor Rachel Reeves U-turn on cuts due to be voted on next week.

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6 d. ago Labour warned of 'fight of our lives' against Nigel Farage as Rachel Reeves is battered by MPs over UK's 'economic doom loop'

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden appealed for the party to pull together in 'a battle for the very future and the heart and soul of our country'.

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6 d. ago Reform UK's new constituents warn party MUST deliver as Nigel Farage faces battle with council staff on Net Zero, DEI and WFH

Nigel Farage 's outfit gained more than 650 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in last week's contests, to send a lightning bolt through Westminster.

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9 d. ago ‘Very real possibility’ Farage could lead UK, says Scotland’s First Minister

Scotland’s First Minister has warned there is a "very real possibility" that Nigel Farage could become the UK’s next Prime Minister, expressing concern about what that might mean for the country's future.

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1 week ago Trade union advises staff at newly christened Reform UK councils to sign up after jubilant Nigel Farage promised Trump

Mr Farage warned council staff working on diversity or climate change initiatives to seek 'alternative careers' after his party took control of Durham council.

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1 week ago Farage warns council staff to look for other jobs after Reform takes control of Durham

Nigel Farage has warned council staff to look for other jobs after Reform took control of Durham.

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1 week ago Nigel Farage hails ‘big moment’ for Reform and sends warning to Starmer

Nigel Farage has celebrated Reform making gains against both Labour and the Conservatives across England in local votes, with Mr Farage claiming a “big moment” was taking place in UK politics.

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2 w. ago Tory plight could worsen, warns William Hague as Nigel Farage's Reform firms up poll lead

The Conservatives are predicted to lose hundreds of council seats on Thursday, May 1

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2 w. ago Labour peer says party 'will get its head kicked in' by Reform in local elections and must 'stop talking gibberish about diversity'

Maurice Glasman, the founder of the influential Blue Labour group, issued a grave warning days before the local elections in which Nigel Farage 's party is expected to make significant gains.

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3 w. ago John Swinney warns of 'high' chance Nigel Farage will be the UK's next Prime Minister

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Record, the First Minister also spoke about the two child benefit cap, the NHS and how he nearly retired.

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4 w. ago Farage warns Reform is parking its 'tanks' on Labour's lawn and of 'Nige

In a major speech in Durham, the Reform leader insisted Labour had just as much to fear from his insurgent party as the Tories in its traditional working-class heartlands.

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